Scholar's Question: Was Twain A Racist?

December 25, 2001|STAFF REPORTS

Boca Raton — Mark Altschuler, who for more than 20 years has taught high school and college students about Huckleberry Finn, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship about Mark Twain and his famous book.

Among the questions that Altschuler will pose: "Was Mark Twain a racist?"

Altschuler teaches at Bergen Community College in Paramus, N.J., and during summers he teaches at the Chatauqua Institute in western New York. He also has written an article about Huckleberry Finn and the character's moral development.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is at 2601 St. Andrews Blvd. For more information about Altschuler's talk, call 561-482-2001.